BRIDPORT FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04793584 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-06-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Loss-making
Loss before tax £13,551

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Gross profit£40.4k—
Profit before tax£-13.6k—
Average employees200100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-08
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    WEEDON, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-08-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-12-05
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    CONDLIFFE, Rodney resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2019-06-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-05-31
    ➕
    SCADDING, Heather appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    MORGAN, Keith Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-06-10
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    FRY, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2009-09-14
    ➕
    CONDLIFFE, Rodney appointed
    director
  24. 2009-06-02
    ➖
    HARBRON, Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2005-04-20
    ➕
    FRY, Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2005-04-20
    ➕
    HARBRON, Kenneth appointed
    director
  27. 2005-02-13
    ➖
    CASH, Derek resigned
    director
  28. 2004-08-19
    ➖
    GILLINGHAM, Richard Ralph resigned
    director
  29. 2003-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDPORT FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
  30. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    FOWLER, David Valentine appointed
    director
  31. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    MORGAN, Keith Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    CASH, Derek appointed
    director
  33. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    GILLINGHAM, Richard Ralph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Heather Sylvia Scadding
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/08/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2003-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

65 East Street
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SCADDING, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, David Valentine→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEEDON, Anthony Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Keith Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
CASH, Derek→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2005-02-13
Resigned
CONDLIFFE, Rodney→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
FRY, Christopher→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-04-20 · resigned 2013-06-10
Resigned
GILLINGHAM, Richard Ralph→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2004-08-19
Resigned
HARBRON, Kenneth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-04-20 · resigned 2009-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-07